Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newborns with congenital heart disease, especially isolated valve or vessel lesions, may be at increased risk ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

A federal advisory panel led by a Duke University doctor is recommending that more hospitals use a simple, painless test to screen for congenital heart disease in newborns. A pulse oximetry is ...

January 19, 2007 — Birth defects are leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations and medical expenditures, and account for about 20% of total infant deaths, according to findings from a study ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Abraham and Christine Jacobs were faced with a difficult choice when doctors told them their child would be born with an extreme birth defect. An ultrasound at 22 weeks ...

A leading cause of birth defects is a virus that many expectant parents have never heard about. That may change soon thanks to the advocacy of parents whose children suffered birth defects due to the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A baby born with a rare, fatal birth defect in Missouri saved four other babies with the donation of his healthy organs. Abraham and Christine Jacobs were faced ...